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Banksy Artwork Self-Destructs Just After $1.4 Million Sale
A work by the elusive street artist Bansky self-destructed in front of startled auction-goers on Friday, moments after being sold for 1.04 million pounds ($1.4 million). In an Instagram post Saturday, Banksy claimed the dramatic artistic payoff had been years in the making.